Mirae High School of Science & Technology Cafeteria Extension / Bare Ground Architects

The school was planning to expand the facilities for the cafeteria, which is underground and has poor surroundings. It would be nice to expand both the kitchen and the restaurant, but due to the limitations of the building-to-land ratio, we had to utilize some of the existing buildings. The school planned to place the restaurant in the existing building with a low ceiling height (3.3 meters) and expand the kitchen. At first glance, it sounds reasonable because the kitchen needs high ceilings for many mechanical facilities. However, what we considered important was to make it an open space where students and faculty could naturally connect with the outside space and enjoy the view of Mt. Bulamsan.